AP Literature Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards

5261385347	cavort v.	to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry	0
5261393473	credence n.	belief, mental acceptance	1
5261396001	decry v.	to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate	2
5261398545	dissemble v.	to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression	3
5261402716	distraught adj.	very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict	4
5261406856	eulogy n.	a formal statement of commendation; high praise	5
5261411714	evince v.	to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke	6
5261414341	exhume v.	to remove from a grave; to bright to light	7
5261416899	feckless adj.	lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable	8
5261422518	murky adj.	dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision	9
5261426612	nefarious adj.	wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards	10
5261428995	piquant adj.	simulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative	11
5261434008	primordial adj.	developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic	12
5261450041	propinquity n.	nearness in place or time; kinship	13
5261457132	substantive adj.	real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic	14
5261460652	unwonted adj.	not usual or expected; not in character	15
5261467664	utopian adj.	founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical	16
5261476741	verbiage n.	language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression	17
5261482811	verdant adj.	green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment	18
5261486529	viscous adj.	having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity	19